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61ST CONGKESS, 

3d /Session. 



SENATE, 



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1 No. 836. 



GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 



MESSAGE 



FROM THE 



PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, 



TRANSMITTING 



INFORMATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH SENATE RESOLUTION OF 
DECEMBER 21, 1910, RELATIVE TO APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL 
OF ALL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT BY 
THE PRESIDENT. 



February 24, 1911.- — Read, referred to the Committee on Civil Service and Retrench- 
ment, and ordered to be printed. 



To the Senate: 

In compliance with the following resolution of the Senate of Decem- 
ber 21, 1910: 

Resolved, That the President of the United States is hereby requested to furnish to 
the Senate for its use, if he does not deem it incompatible with public interest, the 
following information, with departmental classifications of the same: 

First. The total number of appointments which are made by the President upon 
nomination to and confirmation by the Senate. 

Second. The total number of appointments which are made by the President, but 
which do not require nomination to and confirmation by the Senate. 

Third. The total number of officers and employees of the Government subject to 
civil-service regulations, specifying classification and number of postmasters. 

Fourth. The total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the Presi- 
dent without action on the part of Congress. 

Fifth. Total number of officers and employees of the United States Government 
exclusive of enlisted men and officers of the Army and Navy — 

I transmit herewith reports from the heads of the several executive 
departments and independent bureaus of the Government giving the 
information requested. 

Wm. H. Taft. 
The White House, February 24, 1911. 



2 GOVERNMENT OFFICEKS AND EMPLOYEES. 

Appointments made by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

Department: 

State 441 

Treasury 736 

War (exclusive of Army) 6 

Justice 383 

Post Office. : 7, 953 

Navy (exclusive of naval officers) 11 

Interior ". . . 272 

Agriculture 3 

Commerce and Labor (exclusive of Census) 28 

Civil Service Commission 4 

Government PrintiBg Office 1 

Interstate Commerce Commission 7 

Library of Congress 1 

Total 9, 846 

Appointments made by the President without confirmation by the Senate. 

Department: 

State : 94 

Treasxiry 

War 0. 

Justice (approximately) 846 

Post Office 

Navy 

Interior 44 

Agriculture 

Commerce and Labor 8 

Civil Service Commission 1 

Total (approximately) 993 

Officers and employees under civil-service regulations. 
Department : 

State 177 

Treasmry 27, 093 

War Department 12, 989 

Justice • 1 625 

Post Office 147, 727 

Navy (approximately) 29, 000 

Interior 13, 938 

Agriculture 11, 438 

Commerce and Labor. 14, 797 

Civil Service Commission 204 

Government Printing Office 3, 610 

Interstate Commerce Commission (approximately) 586 

Smithsonian Institution 424 

. Total 262, 608 

Officers and employees of the United States Government, exclusive of enlisted men and officers 

of the Army and Navy. 
Department: 

State ' 712 

Treasury 27, 829 

War - 17,102 

Additional under War Department estimated — 

Engineer Department 9, 000 

Quartermaster's Department 2, 000 

11,000 

Justice 5, 700 

Post Office 272, 813 

Navy (approximately) 29, 000 

Interior •. 14, 262 

Agriculture 12, 519 

Commerce and Labor 14, 883 

Government Printing Office 3, 925 

WAH--i..|i 1211 

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GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 



Department — Continued. 

Interstate Commerce Commission , . . 614 

Civil Service Commission 209 

Smithsonian Institution 424 

Library of Congress 330 

X Total 411, 322 



Department of State, 
^ Washington, January 5, 1911. 

' My Dear Mr. President: I have the honor to acknowledge the 
receipt of a letter of the 27tli ultimo from the Secretary to the Presi- 
dent, with its inclosure, copy of Senate Resolution of December 21, 
1910, requesting certain information regarding Presidential appoint- 
ments. The number of such appointments, given approximately, 
under this department or issued by this department, is as follows: 

Presidential appointments, including diplomatic, consular, and mis- 
cellaneous, on confirmation by the Senate, 441. 

Presidential appointments, including diplomatic, consular, and mis- 
cellaneous, not confirmed by the Senate, 94, 

All of the appointees above enumerated are subject to removal by 
the President without action on the part of Congress. It is presumed 
that the number of officers and employees subject to civil-service 
regulations will be furnished by the Civil Service Commission for all 
the departments, and the number of such positions under this depart- 
ment is not therefore stated herein. 

I have the honor to be, Mr. President, with great respect, 

Faithfully, yours, P. C. Knox. 

To the President, 

The White House. 



Department of State, 
Washington, February 13, 1911. 
My Dear Mr. President: Again referring to the letter of De- 
cember 27 last, from the Secretary to the President, requesting 
information in response to the Senate resolution of December 21, 
1910, I have the honor to inform you that the number of officers and 
employees in this department subject to the civil-service regulations 
is 177. All of the officers and employees are subject to removal by 
the President without action by Congress. 

I have the honor to be, my dear Mr. President, with great respect, 

Faithfully, yours, P."C. Knox. 

To the President, 

The White House. 

The Secretary of the Treasury, 

Washington, Decenriber 30, 1910. 
My Dear Mr. President: I hand you herewith the information 
from the Treasury Department requested by a resolution of the 
Senate agreed to December 21, and requested under your direction 
December 27. 

Very sincerely, yours, Franklin MacVeagh. 

The President, 

The White House, 



4 GOVERNMENT OFFICEES AND EMPLOYEES. 

[Memorandum for the Secretary— In re information called for by resolution of the Senate so far as same 
pertains to Treasury Department.] 

December 30, 1910. 

First. Total number of appointments which are made by the President upon 
nomination and confirmation by the Senate: 

Department officers in Washington 30 

Assistant treasurers 9 

Collectors of customs 122 

Assistant collectors of customs 2 

Surveyors of customs 47 

Naval officers of customs 7 

General appraisers 9 

Appraisers of merchandise 17 

Assistant appraisers of merchandise 21 

Examiners of drugs, medicines, and chemicals 4 

Collectors of internal revenue 67 

Mint and assay officers 26 

Revenue-cutter officers (active list) 242 

Public Health and Marine-Hospital officers 133 

Total 736 

Second. Total number of appointments which are made by the President, but 

which do not require nomination to and confirmation by the Senate. . None. 

Third. Total number of officers and employees of the Government (Treasm-y 
Department) subject to civil-service regulations: 
In department at Washington — 

Classified 6, 920 

Unclassified 444 

Excepted 7 

7,371 

Customs service- 
Classified 6, 829 

Unclassified 991 

Excepted 250 

8,070 

Internal-Revenue Service — 

Classified 3, 242 

Excepted 315 

3,557 

Assistant custodian and janitor service — 

Classified 1, 504 

Unclassified 1,704 

3,208 

Life-Saving Service, classified 2, 123 

Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service — 

Classified 761 

Unclassified 40 

Excepted 643 

1,444 

Mint and assav service — 

Classified ! 779 

Unclassified 11 

790 

Subtreasury service, classified 343 

Public building service — 

Classified 177 

Unclassified 3 

180 

Revenue-Cutter Service, classified 7 

Total : 27, 093 

Fourth. Total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the 

President without action on the part of Congress: All of the foregoing 27, 829 

Fifth. Total number of officers and employees of the Government in Treasury 

Department 27, 829 



GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 

War Department, 

Washington, February 4, 1911. 
Sir: Referring to your letter of December 27, requesting such data 
as may be of record in this department, in response to Senate resolu- 
tion of December 21, 1910, I beg to submit below the information 
called for: 

(1) Total number of appointments wMch are made by the President upon 

nomination and confirmation by the Senate 6 

(2) Total number of appointments which'are made by the President, but which 

do not require nomination to and confirmation by the Senate 

(3) Total number of officers and employees of the Government subject to civil- 

service regulations 12, 989 

(4) Total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the President 

without action on the part of Congress 17, 102 

(5) Total number of officers and employees of the United States Government 

exclusive of enlisted men and officers of the Army and Navy 17, 102 

The records of the department from which the figures given above 
are taken do not show all of the employees in the engineer and quar- 
termaster's branches of the field service. As soon as information 
which has been called for reaches the department from the officers 
in the field, respecting the engineer and quartermaster's services, a 
supplementary statement will be forwarded. It is estimated that the 
number of employees which are not of record in the department for 
these two services is as follows: 

Engineer Department 9, 000 

Quartermaster's Department 2, 000 

Very respectfully, J. M. Dickinson, 

Secretary of War, 
Hon. Charles D. Norton, 

Secretary to the President. 



Department of Justice, 
Washington, D. C, January 5, 191 U 
Sir: I have the honor to send you herewith, in accordance with 
your secretary's request, dated the 27th ultimo, data concerning this 
department, called for by Senate resolution No. 312, dated December 
21, 1910. 

Respectfully, Geo. W. Wickersham, 

Attorney General, 
The President. 



Department op Justice, 

January 5, 1911. 
[In re Senate Resolution 312, December 21, 1910.] 

(1) Total number of appointments made by the President upon nomination 
and confirmation: 

United States Supreme Court 9 

Court of Claims 5 

Court of Customs Appeals 6 

Courts of the District of Columbia 17 

Circuit judges, including Commerce Court 34 

District judges 91 

Territorial judges 35 

District attorneys 86 

United States marshals 86 

Officials of department in Washington 14 

Total 383 



D GOVERNMENT OFPICEES AND EMPLOYEES. 

(2) Total number of appointments made by the President without nomination 
and confirmation: 

Commissioners of deeds, District of Columbia (approximately) 30 

Notaries public, District of Columbia (approximately) 800 

Trustees reform schools, District of Columbia 16 

Total 846 



(3) Total number of officers and employees subject to civil-service regulations: 
. Department of Justice, in Washington, and including customs division in 

New York City — 

Officials 13 

Clerks 124 

Subclerical 72 

209 

United States penitentiary service — 

Officials 42 

Clerical force 18 

Guards 128 

188 

Office deputy marshals 165 

Clerks to United States attorneys 6S 

Total 625 

(4) Total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the President 

without action on the part of Congress: 

Judges, District of Columbia and Territorial 36 

District attorneys 86 

United States marshals 86 

Department officials 14 

Notaries public, District of Columbia (approximately) 800 

Commissioners of deeds, District of Columbia (approximately) 30 

Trustees reform schools. District of Columbia 16 

Total 1, 068 

(5) Total number of officers and employees of, and under, the Department of 

Justice, including certain court officials and employees: 

Enumerated under 1, 2, and 3, above 1, 854 

Additional, not subject to civil-service regulations, as follows — 

United States penitentiary employees 27 

Department employees, including special employees, about 160 

Office deputy marshals, about 846 

Field deputy marshals, about 200 

Clerks and messengers to United States attorneys, about 86 

Stenographers and messengers to United States judges, about 200 

Referees in bankruptcy, about 650 

United States commissioners, about 1, 441 

Assistant district attorneys, about 150 

Special assistant attorneys, about 110 

Clerks, deputy clerks, and other employees in offices of clerks, United 
States courts, not including bailiffs and criers who are appointed by 

day, about 480 

Total 5,700 

Note. — Numbers given approximately are not fixed by statute, and vary from time 
to time. 



Post Office Department, 
Office of the Postmaster General, 

WasMngton, D. C, February 1, 1911. 
My Dear Mr. Secretary: With reference to the resolution of the 
Senate dated December 21, 1910, requesting certain statistical data 



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GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. ;7 

concerning employees in the Government service, I beg to inclose 
herewith a statement furnishing the information desired in so far as it 
relates to the Post Office Department and the postal service. 
Yours, very truly, 

Frank H. Hitchcock. 
Hon. Charles D. Norton, 

Secretary to the President. 



Information requested by Senate resolution of December 21, 1910, covering employees 
of the Post Office Department and postal service. 

(1) The total number of appointments which are made by the President 

upon nomination and confirmation by the Senate: 

Officers of the Post Office Department at Washington, D. C 6 

Presidential postmasters 7, 947 

(2) The total number of appointments which are made by the President, 

but which do not require nomination to and confirmation by the Senate . None . 

(3) The total number of officers and employees of the Government subject 

to Civil Service Regulations, specifying classification and number of 
postmasters: 

Post Office Department at Washington, D. C 1, 282 

Postal service: 

Postmaster General — 

Post office inspectors 355 

Clerks at post office inspectors' headquarters 78 

433 

First Assistant Postmaster General — 

Postmasters of the fourth class (14 States) 14, 439 

Assistant postmasters, first and second class offices. . 2, 232 
Clerks and supervisory employees, first and second 

class offices ' 32, 358 

Letter carriers at city delivery offices 28, 956 

Substitute clerks, first and second class offices 3, 069 

Substitute carriers at city delivery offices 5, 434 

86,488 

Second Assistant Postmaster General — ■ 

Officers and clerks. Railway Mail Service 16, 700 

Substitute railway postal clerks 1, 395 

Sea post clerks 31 

Employees, mail bag repair shop 132 

Employees, mail lock repair shop 37 

18,295 

Third Assistant Postmaster General — 

Employees, stamped envelope agency 24 

Employees, postal card agency 5 

29 

Foiirth Assistant Postmaster General — 

Riu-al carriers 41, 111 

Clerks in charge of riu-al substitutions 81 

Employees, registry envelope agency 4 

Carpenter and laborers. Division of Supplies 4 

41,200 

Total 147, 727 

(4) "The total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the 

President without action on the part of Congress " 272, 813 



8 GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 

(5) "The total number of officers and employees of the United States Govern- 
ment exclusive of enlisted men and officers of the Army and Navy: " 

Post Office Department at Washington, D. C 1, 288 

Postal service — 

Postmaster General — ■ 

Post-office inspectors 355 

Clerks at post-office inspectors' headquarters 78 

433 

First Assistant Postmaster General — 

Presidential postmasters 7, 947 

Postmasters of the fourth class. 51, 409 

Assistant postmasters, first and second class offices 2, 232 

Clerks and supervisory employees, first and second class 

offices 32, 358 

Clerks in charge of contract stations 4, 199 

Letter carriers at city-delivery offices 28, 956 

Watchmen, messengers, laborers, mechanics, etc 1, 265 

Substitute clerks, first and second class offices 3, 069 

Substitute carriers at city-delivery offices 5, 434 

Assistant postmasters, third-class offices 5, 699 

Clerks at third-class offices (estimated) 5, 000 

Clerks at fourth-class offices (estimated) 64, 000 

211, 568 

Second Assistant Postmaster General — 

Officers and clerks, Railway Mail Service 16, 700 

Substitute railway postal clerks 1, 395 

Sea post clerks 31 

Employees, Mail Bag Repair Shop 132 

Employees, Mail Lock Repair Shop 37 

18,295 

Third Assistant Postmaster General — • 

Employees, stamped envelope agency 24 

Employees, postal card agency 5 

■ 29 

Fourth Assistant Postmaster General — 

Rural carriers 41, 111 

Clerks in charge of rural substations 81 

Employees, registry envelope agency 4 

Carpenter and laborers, division of supplies 4 

• 41,200 

Total 272, 813 

1^ Note.— Section 1330 Revised Statutes provides that postmasters of the first, sec- 
ond and third classes shall be appointed and may be removed by the President by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. * * *. The law has been con- 
strued, however, to give the President the right of removal without the consent of 
the Senate. 



Navy Department, 
Washington, December 30, 1910. 
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I have to acknowledge receipt of your 
letter of December 27 inclosing copy of Senate resolution of December 
21, 1910, requesting the following information, with departmental 
classifications of the same: 

First. The total number of appointments which are made by the President upon 
nomination and confirmation by the Senate. 

Secretary of the Navy and Assistant Secretary of the Navy and the 
following chiefs of bureaus and offices, who are selected from officers 
of the Navy and Marine Corps : Chief of Bureau of Navigation ; Chief 
of Bureau of Ordnance; Chief of Bureau of Construction and Repair; 
Chief of Bureau of Steam Engineering; Chief of Bureau of Supplies 
and Accounts; Chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; Chief of 
Bureau of Yards and Docks; Commandant United States Marine 
Corps; Judge Advocate General. 



GOVERNMENT OFFICEES AND EMPLOYEES. 9 

Second. The total number of appointments which are made by the President, but 
which do not require nomination to and confirmation by the Senate. 

No civil appointments. 

Third. The total number of officers and employees of the Government subject to 
civil-service regulations, specifying classification and number of postmasters. 

Competitive, 3,925; excepted, 40; unclassified, approximately 
25,000. (The force of laborsrs and mechanics at navy yards is a 
fluctuating one and varies from 20,000 to 25,000.) 

Fourth. The total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the Presi- 
dent without action on the part of Congress. 

Secretary of the Navy and Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Nine 
chiefs of bureaus and offices who are officers of the Navy and Marine 
Corps. Competitive, 3,925; exccDted, 40; unclassified, approxi- 
mately, 25,000. 

Fifth. The total number of officers and employees of the United States Go\ mment 
exclusive of enlisted men and officers of the Army and Navy. 

Approximately 29,000. (The force of laborers and mechanics at 
navy yards is a fluctuating one and varies from 20,000 to 25,000.) 
Respectfully, yours, 

Beekman Winthrop, 
Acting Secretary of the Navy. 
Hon. Charles D. Norton, 

Secretary to the President, 

The White House. 



Department of the Interior, 

Washington, December 28, 1910. 
My Dear Mr. Secretary: I have your note of the 27th instant, 
addressed to Secretary Ballinger, inclosing copy of Senate resolu- 
tions of December 21, 1910, requesting that the President be fur- 
nished such data as may be of record in this department. 

In compliance with your request, I inclose herewith memorandum 
giving the data requested, as appears of record in the Secretary's 
office, this department. 

Very respectfully, Frank Pierce, 

Acting Secretary. 
Hon. Charles D. Norton, 

Secretary to the President, White House. 

December 28, 1910. 

presidential appointments in the department of the interior. 

Grand total, 316. All of these officers are removable "by the President without 
action on the part of Congress." 
Requiring nomination to and confirmation by the Senate, 272, as follows: 

First Assistant Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Interior _. 2 

Bureau officers (commissioners, 5; directors, 2; assistant commissioners, 7; 

examiners in chief. Patent Office, 3; recorder of General Land Office, 1) 18 

Territorial: Governors, 4; secretaries, 3 7 

Pension agents 18 

Surveyors general 13 

Registers of land offices 105 

Receivers of public moneys 105 

District of Columbia (recorder of deeds, register of wills, insepctor of gas and 
meters. Rock Creek Park commissioner) 4 



10 GOVERNMENT OPFICEES AND EMPLOYEES. 

Not requiring nomination to and confirmation by Senate, 44, as follows: 

Superintendent of Capitol Building and Grounds 1 

Mine inspector for New Mexico 1 

Visitors to Government Hospital for the Insane. 9 

Indian Service, miscellaneous (allotting agents, 14; classification commis- 
sioners, 6; mine trustees, 2; principal chief, Choctaw Nation, 1; members of 
board of Indian commissioners, 10) 33 



Department of the Interior, 

Washington, February 10, 1911. 
Sir: In compliance with your request by telephone to-day for a 
statement of the total number of officers and employees in and under 
the Department of the Interior, there is inclosed herewith a page 
from the Secretary's annual report giving the information as com- 
piled November 1, 1910, a grand total of 14,262. 

I understand to-day's request is supplementary to yours of Decem- 
ber 27 last, in connection with Senate resolution of December 21, for 
information regarding presidential appointments, which was answered 
December 28. 

Very respectfully, R. A, Ballinger, 

Secretary. 
Mr. Charles D. Norton, 

Secretary to the President, The White House. 



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GOVERNMENT OEPICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 



11 



Number of employees and distribution as to employraent November 1, 1910, by bureaus, 
offices, hospitals, reservations, etc. 



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307 


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1,487 


5,705 


934 


1,579 


178 


1,063 


1,745 


23 








5 
144 
845 
65 
436 
263 

1 






3 
24 
34 
23 
74 
104 






1 








1 




















119 










1 
10 










543 








258 


















2 
21 
2 
1 
1 
1,133 
1 
1 










40 

16 

5 










304 
55 








21 
97 










Colorado 






































1 

4,580 

18 

1 

2 

454 

75 

26 

43 

139 

16 

9 

11 

1 

25 

68 

302 

7 

15 

684 

266 

173 

9 

3 

536 

67 

27 

382 

42 

978 

332 

242 

1 

781 

29 

4 

190 

1 

2 

593 

1 

237 

221 

909 




























District of Columbia 

Florida 


299 


23 


536 
17 


215 


934 


55 


324 


72 


52 


909 




6 


22 


Georgia 


















































2 




Idaho 






67 


134 
21 










253 
18 


















33 

25 

22 

36 

16 

2 

11 

1 

25 

24 

1 

3 

5 






3 
1 






























Iowa 








21 
96 
























7 


















Kentucky 




























7 






















Maine 


























Maryland 
























































Michigan 






3 

45 
4 


40 
256 






























































Missouri 






3 


7 




















Montana 






102 ! 39i 
26 , 82 
25 ; 117 






190 
157 
31 






1 






Nebraska 








1 














Nevada 




















New Hampshire 








9 
2 
































1 
1 
2 
















60 


435 
12 
26 

303 








33 










New York 








53 
1 


































North Dakota 






27 






51 


1 
4 










Ohio . . 








38 
2 
1 

60 
1 
1 

25 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 

19 




















19 
70 


952 
202 

72 












5 
2 






Oregon 










57 




















120 








South Carolina . . . 






















South Dakota 






46 


691 








41 






2 




Tennessee 










3 








Texas 






2 
46 




















Utah 






93 








50 












Vermont 






































1 
2 










Washington 






42 


272 




4 




265 




6 
















Wisconsin . . 






3 

67 
1 


215 

86 
64 






























59 
92 






9 








8 








739 


5 























Comparison with a year ago (1909), exclusive of examining surgeons and specialists 
for pensions (4,647 in 1909 and 4,668 in 1910— increase of 21): Grand total in 1910, 
14,262—7 less; in Washington, 4,580—23 less; outside, 9,682—16 more. The 4,668 
examining surgeons and specialists for pensions who are not salaried but compensated 
by fees are not included in the foregoing table. 



Department of Agriculture, 

Office of the Secretary, 
Washington, D. C, January 13, 1911. 
Dear Mr. Secretary: In accordance with your communication 
of December 27, 1910, in which you request the Secretary of Agri- 



12 GOVERNMENT OFPICBES AND EMPLOYEES, 

culture to furnish the President data in comphance with the resolu- 
tion of Congress to furnish the Senate for its use, if he does not deem 
it incompatible with public interest, the following information, with 
departmental classification of the same: 

First. The total number of appointments which are made by the President upon 
nomination and confirmation by the Senate. 

Second. The total number of appointments which are made by the President, but 
which do not require nomination to and confirmation by the Senate. 

Third. The total niimber of officers and employees of the Government subject to 
civil service regulations, specifying classification and number of postmasters. 

Fourth. The total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the Presi- 
dent without action on the part of Congress. 

In reply to question No. 1, there are three appointments in the 
Department of Agriculture which are made by the President upon 
nomination and confirmation by the Senate, namely, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, the Assistant Secretary, and the Chief of the Weather 
Bureau. 

In answer to question No. 2, there are no appiontments made by 
the President in the Department of Agriculture which do not require 
nomination to and confirmation by the Senate. 

In answer to question No. 3, there are in the Department of Agri- 
culture 11,438 officers and employees subject to civil service regula- 
tions. Of this number, however, 3,051, while subject to civil service 
regulations, are appointed for a temporary period and excepted from 
examination by the civil service rules "before appointment, which 
leaves! 8,387 subject to every civil service regulation without any 
exception. In addition to the foregoing there are 1,081 unskilled 
manual laborers, including 97 charwomen, not subject to civil service 
regulations, but especially excepted therefrom by the civil service 
act of January 16, 1883, which makes the total number of officers 
and employees of every description in the Department of Agriculture 
on December 31, 1910, to be 12,519. 

In answer to question No. 4, the entire force of the Department of 
Agriculture, comprising 12,519 officers and employees, are subject 
to removal by the President without action on the part of Congress. 
Very respectfully, 

W. M. Hays, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture. 

Hon. Charles D. Norton. 

Secretary to the President, The White House. 



Total number of officers and employees of the Government subject to civil service regula- 
tions, and also total number of employees, in the unskilled manual labor grade, in the 
United States Department of Agriculture on December 31, 1910. 

Total number of officers and employees of the Government in the United States 
Department of Agriculture subject to civil service regulations on Dec. 31, 
1910 - 11, 438 

Of the foregoing number of officers and employees of the Government in the 
Department of Agriculture subject to civil service regulations on Dec. 31, 
1910, the following number are excepted from examination by the civil 
service rules before appointment 3, 051 

Total number of the aforesaid 11,438 officers and employees in the Department 
of Agriculture subject to civil service regulations without any exception 
whatever 8, 387 



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GOVERNMENT OFFICEES AND EMPLOYEES. IS 

There are employed in the Department of Agriculture the following number 
of unskilled manual laborers, not subject to civil service regulations, as per 
section 7, civil service act, approved Jan. 16, 1883, but employed according 
to regulations established by the President (of which number 97 are char- 
women, and of the remaining 984 the great majority are employed in the 

field service or in the forest reserves of the department) 1, 081 

Total number of officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture on 

Dec. 31, 1910 12,519 

Very respectfully, 

W. M. Hays, 
Acting Secretary of Agriculture. 
To the President, White House. 



Department of Commerce and Labor, 

Office of the Secretary, 
Washington, Decemher 31, 1910. 

My Dear Mr. Norton: I transmit herewith, in compHance with 
the President's request, statement of the number of officers and 
employees of this department, as called for, in part, by Senate reso- 
lution No. 312 of December 21, 1910. 

As the department was not advised as to the purpose of the reso- 
lution, it was in some doubt whether if the totals merely were given 
(as the resolution presumabl}^ calls for) the statement would not be 
misleading, and it has accordingly been prepared in a somewhat 
detailed form, with explanatory notes, the totals being given in the 
margin. The number of presidential officers now on the rolls of the 
department is considerably increased by the remaining census superf 
visors, whose services will be discontinued upon the completion o- 
their work, while the large number of temporary Thirteenth Census 
appointees greatly augments the number of the personnel. The 
number of vacancies in permanent positions and the "job" employ- 
ments indicated in the table also show how the total number of offi- 
cers and employees is hkely to fluctuate from month to month. The 
division of the force under the "civil-service regulations" into the 
three classes — classified competitive, classified excepted, and unclas- 
sified — is of such a radical nature so far as the manner of appointment, 
etc., is concerned that it was thought best to segregate them by 
bureaus to prevent any misunderstanding. As the temporary force 
employed from time to time by the field officers is not regarded as a 
part of the department's personnel and as it is impossible to give the 
actual number at the present time, or in some cases for several months 
past, they are not included in the totals ; but the total number, accord- 
ing to the latest reports, are given in the footnotes. 
Very truly, yours, 

Charles Nagel, Secretary. 

Hon. Charles D. Norton, 

Secretary to the President, 

The White House. 



Statement of number of officers and employees of the Department of Commerce and Labor. 

[Called for, in part, by Senate resolution No. 312. of December 21, 1910. Prepared as of December 28, 1910.} 

First. The total number of appointments which are made by the President upon nomination to and 

confirmation by the Senate 78 

Includes 1 Assistant Director of the Census authorized only during the decennial census period 
which ends June 30, 1912, and 49 supervisors of the census still on the rolls out of the 330 authorized 
by the Thirteenth Census act of July 2, 1909. 
Second. The total number of appointments which are made by the President, but which do not 

require nomination to and confirmation by the Senate 8 

Three of these were actually confirmed by the Senate although such confirmation is not required 
by by law. 



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GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 



Third. The total number of officers and employees of the Government (department) subject to civil- 
service regulations, specifying classification and number of postmasters. 

Note.— The following table shows by bureaus and offices the total number of officers and 
employees (except those indicated above) both permanent and-temporary who receive formal 
appointments, classified according to civil-service status, viz, whether "competitive," i. e., occu- 
pying positions which must be filled as a result of open competitive examinations if not otherwise 
filled as provided by the civil-service act and rules; whether "excepted," i. e., occupying positions 
subject to the provisions of the act and rules but v/hich may be filled by the appointment of any 
suitable persons without examination under schedule A of the rules or general Executive orders; 
or whether " unclassified," i.e., occupying positions which are not subject to any of the provisions 
of the civil-service act and rules. Included among the "unclassified" appointments are those of 
mere unskilled laborer and charwoman which, in some of the larger cities where "labor regula- 
tions" are in effect, must be made from eligible lists established upon registration after physical ex- 
amination. "Job" employees are appointees for temporary "job" work upon completion of 
which positions will be abolished. 





Classified service. 


Unclassified serviee.i 


i 

3 

> 
1 

s 








Competitive. 


Excepted.2 


Permanent po- 
sitions. 


a 

1 


ft 

i 

.a 
5 




Bureau or office. 


Permanent 
sitions 


po- 




1 



i 



l-s 


Permanent 
sitions. 


po- 


ft 
s 

1-5 








>> 


i 

> 


>> 

— -o 


ll 


i 

'S 

i 




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Eh 


1 

s 
> 




Secretary's office 


102 

31 

110 

100 

3 2,369 

6 653 

7 2,670 

305 
55 

251 

306 

66 

1,175 

87 
214 


2 
1 

4 

1 

""■■4 
1 

4 

'"■"4 






4 
4 

7 








27 








135 

36 

117 

111 

2,595 

1,464 

7,512 

329 

67 

253 

348 

73 

1,449 

87 
231 

14,797 




1 
2 
2 
145 
2 
5 

14 
1 

2 

12 

1 

12 

3 
10 


■■""4 

57 

..... 

4 










1 






Corporations 




















7 

61 

795 
86 

9 
1 










Lighthouses 

Census •! 

Coast and Geodetic 


155 
16 
50 

7 


5 


6 


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4,705 








(') 






















Steamboat Inspec- 


18 


2 

15 

6 

10 138 


















1 


1 


(') 


21 


1 


1 










Immigration Serv- 


1 




115 


108 










Naturalization Serv- 












6 










127 




1 


















Total. 


8,494 


m 


212 


90 
90 


404 


7 


7 


5 

5 


1,062 


1 


3 


4,705 






8,523 


411 


9,029 




1,063 




4,705 




5,768 




1 






1 













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1 Does not include appointments made by the President by and with the advice and consent of 
Senate. 

2 Does not include appointments made by the President without the advice and consent of Senate. 

3 Does not include 51 appointees who have been placed on furlough without pay and whose posi- 
tions will be abolished as soon as they are transferred elsewhere. 

4 Does not include 308 (for month of November, latest report) persons employed by field officers 
for short periods, without formal appointment. 

» Does not include 1,485 post light keepers and 1,246 crews of vessels (latest reports), who are 
employed without formal appointment by field and vessel officers. 

8 Permanent census force appointment, to which must be made according to the civil-service act 
and rules and the special provisions of the Thirteenth Census act. Also includes 16 permanent 
employees of machine shop. 

' Thirteenth Census force appointment, to which must be made according to the special provisions 
of the Thirteenth Census act. Also includes 35 temporaries in the machine shop. 

8 Does not include 121 (for month of September, latest report) persons employed by field officers 
for short periods, without formal appointment. 

9 Does not include 447 (for month of October, latest report) persons employed by field officers for 
short periods, without formal appointment. 

10 Does not include 15 employees of Treasury Department appointed by this department in addi- 
tion to their regular positions. 

11 Does not include 15 (for month of November, latest report) persons employed by field officers 
for short periods, without formal appointment. 

12 Does not include 5 members of visiting committee who serve without compensation. 
Fourth. The total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the President without 

action on the part of Congress 14, 883 

Includes all appointments made by the President whether with or without confirmation by the 

Senate. 
" * * * But the power of removal is vested by the Constitution in the President of the 
United States to promote the public welfare, to enable him to take care that the laws be faith- 
fully executed, to make him responsible if he suffers those to remain in office who are manifestly 
unfit and unworthy of public confidence. * * * » (5 Op. Att. Gen., 288.) 



GOVERNMENT OFEICEES AND EMPLOYEES. 15 

i< * * * rpjjg power to appoint includes the power to remove or suspend unless some other 
provision of law binding upon the Executive in,terferes with its free exercise, and it has been the 
unvarying practice of all Presidents to remove from office a civil officer when in their opinion it 
seemed wise so to do. * * * " (Howard v. U. S., 22 C. Cls., 305.) 

i< !C * * Possessed by the Constitution of the power of appointment and removal, except pos- 
sibly as he may be therein restricted by act of Congress^ the Executive has the right to regulate 
for himself the manner of appointment and removal. He may direct his subordinates, who exer- 
cise under him in certain cases the power of appointment and removal, with respect thereto, and 
may regulate the manner in which they may act for him; * * * " (Carr z). Gordon, 82 Fed. 
Rep., 373.) 
Fifth. Total number of officers and employees of the United States Goverimient (department) 

exclusive of enlisted men and officers of the Army and Navy 14, 883 

Charles Nagel, Secretary. 

United States Civil Service Commission, 

Washington, D. C, December 30, 1910. 
The President : 

In accordance with your mstructions of December 27, 1910, we have 
the honor to submit for your use in responding to Senate resolution 
No. 312 of December 21, 1910, the following data. As it is presumed 
that the heads of the several executive departments and independent 
bureaus have been requested to furnish similar information concern- 
ing their offices the answers to the questions, which are repeated for 
convenience, refer only to the personnel of this commission : 

First. The total number of appointments which are made by the President upon 
nomination to and confirmation by the Senate 4 

Second. The total number of appointments which are made by the President but 
which do not require nomination to and confirmation by the Senate 1 

Third. The total number of officers and employees of the Government subject 
to Civil Ser\dce regulations, specifying classification and number of postmasters: 

District secretary, at |2,400 1 

Assistant chief examiner, at $2,250 1 

District secretaries, at $2,200 2 

District secretaries, at $2,000 4 

Examiners, $2,000 3 

Chiefs of division, at $2,000 3 

District secretaries, at $1,800 2 

Clerks, at $1,800 9 

Clerks, at $1,600 21 

Clerks, at $1,400 27 

Clerks, at $1,200 38 

Clerks, at $1,000 38 

Clerks, at $900 26 

Clerks, at $840 10 

Messengers, at $840 2 

Engineer, at $840 1 

Clerks, at $720 2 

Watchmen, at $720 2 

Firemen, at $720 2 

Assistant messenger, at $720 1 

Telephone operator, at $720 1 

Elevator conductor, at $720 1 

Laborer, at $660 1 

Messenger boy, at $480 1 

Messenger boys, at $360 3 

Total 202 

Laborers (unclassified) 2 

Fourth. The total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the 

President without action on the part of Congress 5 

Fifth. Total number of officers and employees of the United States Government 

exclusive of enlisted men and officers of the Army and-Navy 209 

We have the honor to be. 

Very respectfully, John C. Black, 

Wm. S. Washburn, 

Commissioners. 
P. S. — Commissioner Mcllhenny is absent from the city. 



16 government officees and employees. 

Office of the Public Printer, 

Washington, January 3, 1911. 
My Dear Mr. Norton: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt 
of your communication of December 27, 1910, inclosing a copy of 
Senate resolution of December 21, 1910, with the request that you 
be furnished such data in response thereto as may be of record in the 
Government Printing Ofhce. 

The records of this office show the following: 

Total number of appointments wMcli are made by the President upon nomina- 
tion to and confirmation by the Senate 1 

Total number of appointments which are made by the President, but which 
do not require nomination to and confirmation by the Senate None. 

Total number of officers and employees of the Government subject to civil- 
service regulations, specifying classification and number of postmasters: 

Class A 1, 037 

Class B 179 

Class C 287 

Class D 42 

Class E 129 

No. 1 1, 037 

No. 2 698 

No. 3 101 

No. 4 29 

No. 5 53 

No. 6 18 

Total classified 3, 610 

Total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the President 

without action on the part of Congress 1 

Total number of officers and employees of the United States Government, exclu- 
sive of enlisted men and officers of the Army and Navy 3, 925 

Respectfullv , 

Sam'l B. Donnelly, 

Public Printer. 
Hon. Charles D. Norton, 

Secretary to the President, 

The White House, Washington, D. C. 



Interstate Commerce Commission, 

Washington, January 11, 1911. 1 

Dear Sir: The commission is in receipt of your letter of the 27th • 

ultimo, together with copy of resolution dated December 21, 1910. I 

1. There are at present seven positions, namely, those of Inter- 
state Commerce Commissioners, which are filled by appointment by 
the President upon nomination to and confirmation by the Senate. 

2. This commission has no positions filled by appointment by the 
President which do not require nomination to and confirmation 
by the Senate. 

3. Positions of attorneys and confidential clerks to commis- 
sioners are excepted from examination. Practically all other posi- 
tions under this commission are governed by the rules and regulations 
of the Civil Service Commission and are filled from registers created 
as the result of examinations held by it. Special agents, assigned to 
the Division of Prosecutions in connection with the enforcing of that 
portion of the act which relates to the investigation of criminal 
violations of the law were appointed under authority of an Executive 



GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. 17 

order when this division was first organized. Since that time these 
positions have been filled by men already in the employ of the cqm- 
mission who have previously passed a civil service examination. 
Safety-appliance inspectors are given a noncompetitive examination 
at the office of the commission by the safety apphance board. In- 
closed you will find a circular containing the regulations governing 
the employment of safety-apphance inspectors. Hours-of-service 
inspectors are appointed under authority of an Executive order and 
are required to file a form showing their experience, which must be of 
such a nature as to satisfy the Civil Service Commission that they 
are qualified to hold these positions. 

4. Interstate Commerce Commissioners, seven in number, are 
subject to removal by the President without action on the part of 
Congress, as provided by the act to regulate commerce. 

5. There are now 614 officers and employees of this commission, as 
follows : Seven commissioners, 1 secretary, 1 chief clerk, 1 disbursing 
clerk, 1 sohcitor, 14 attorneys, designated as examiners who take 
testimony in contested cases filed with this commission, 7 attorneys, 
1 statistician, 1 chief examiner of accounts, 1 Chief of Bureau of 
Tariffs, 1 assistant statistician, 1 assistant auditor, 5 confidential 
clerks to commissioners, 6 chiefs of divisions, 10 special agents under 
the Division of Prosecutions, 4 law clerks, 1 official stenographer, 1 
inspector clerk, 1 cashier, 75 examiners of railroad accounts, 25 
safety-apphance inspectors, 3 hours-of-service inspectors, 15 senior, 
clerks, 1 printing clerk, 68 clerks, 182 junior clerks, 77 under clerks, 

1 telephone operator, 4 skilled laborers, 11 messengers, 5 watchmen, 

2 classffied laborers, 15 laborers, 38 messenger boys, 15 charwomen, 
and 12 temporary employees. While practically all of the salaries 
of employees of the commission are graded according to the recom- 
mendation made, by the Keep Commission report, there are naany 
instances where the employees do not receive the salary suggested 
for the character of work performed. For your purpose the follow- 
ing statement is made giving the number of employees according to 
departmental classffication : 

Number. 

Class 6 44 

Class 5 4^ 

Class 4 ^l 

Class 3 t° 

Class 2 ,^^ 

Cl-«^ Z!433 

Class E ?5 

Class D ^^ 

Class C ^ 

Class B J. 

Class A _^ ^gg 

12 
Temporary ^ 

Total ^14 

In addition to the foregoing, Prof. Henry C. Adams is employed 
and is specially in charge of work in connection with the requirements 
of section 20 of the act to regulate commerce respecting accounts and 
statistics. Also Messrs. M. E. Cooley, B. B. Adams, Azel Ames, and 
F. G. Ewald are specially employed under joint resolution of the 
S. Doc. 836, 61-3 2 



18 GOVERNMENT OFEICEES AND EMPLOYEES. 

Senate and House of June 30, 1906, and constitute the block signal 
and train control board, the members of which are paid per diem for 
such time as they are engaged in the work for which they are assigned. 
The commission will be glad to furnish any additional information 
which you may desire in this connection. 
Very respectfully, 

JuDSON C. Clements, 

Acting Chairman. 
Hon. Charles D. Norton, 

Secretary to the President, 

The White House, Washington, D. 0. 



Smithsonian Institution, 

Washington, January 4, 1911. 
Dear Mr. Norton: In reply to your communication of December 
27, 1910, transmitting copy of a resolution agreed to in the Senate 
December 21, 1910, requesting the President to furnish for the use of 
the Senate certain information relative to the officers and employees 
of the United States Government, I beg to submit the following in 
regard to the Government branches under the direction of the Smith- 
sonian Institution: 

First. The total number of appointments whicli are made by the President upon 
nomination to and confirmation by the Senate None. 

Second. The total number of appointments which are made by the President 
but which do not require nomination to and confirmation by the Senate None. 

Third. The total number of officers and employees of the Government subject to 

civil-service regulations, specifying classification and number of postmasters. 424 

Fourth. The total number of officers and employees subject to removal by the 
President without action on the part of Congress None. 

Fifth. The total number of officers and employees of the United States Govern- 
ment, exclusive of enlisted men and officers of the Army and Navy 424 

Yours, very truly, 

CD. Walcott, 

Secretary. 
Hon. Charles D. Norton, 
Secretary to the President, 

The White House, Washington, D. 0. 

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